Robert T. Ayres Set Illustration Golden Age of Hollywood 1950s Oil On Board - Character Seated in Set-Up P749

Paintings such as this helped immeasurably in the production process by allowing the director and his design and camera teams to visualize what they were about to do. And when you had an artist of Ayers’ capabilities and facility, all the better. And here we have the atmosphere of respectable small town America circa 1918 beautifully evoked as the setting, as well as a sense of a heart-rending story being told. Superb. 16 x 20.